Michel Martelly

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News about Michel Martelly, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 13, 2014

Haitian Pres Michel Martelly says he will accept recommendations of commission calling for resignation of Prime Min Laurent Lamothe as country continues to try to recover from 2010 earthquake that has left it in an intensifying political crisis. MORE

Jun. 8, 2014

Political uncertainty reigns in Haiti as Pres Michel Martelly jousts with opponents over the staging of municipal and legislative elections intended for October; without election, Parliament could be dissolved in January, throwing the country into political chaos. MORE

Apr. 18, 2012

Haitian Pres Michel Martelly is being treated in Miami for a blood clot in his lung that was caused by an earlier shoulder operation. MORE

Mar. 1, 2012

Several thousand supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fill the streets of Port-au-Prince, the capital, on the eighth anniversary of his ouster; turnout indicates mounting political strife between President Michel Martelly and his critics as the country continues to struggle to rebuild from the massive earthquake in 2010. MORE

Dec. 23, 2011

Haitian Pres Michel Martelly announces that he will no longer perform as Sweet Micky, a holdover from his previous career as a cross-dressing singer. MORE

Nov. 19, 2011

Haitian Pres Michel Martelly announces that he will postpone the reinstatement of the nation's armed forces, disbanded in 1995 amid charges of human rights abuses, pending the formation of an advisory commission. MORE

Oct. 26, 2011

Haitian Pres Michel Martelly is pressing forward with a plan to reconstitute the Haitian military as a kind of national guard to supplement the weak national police; $95 million proposal calls for an initial force of 3,500 personnel to patrol the border and help control civil unrest. MORE

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